BEANE 5.5 (WORST) – In the general jubilation there is also the half misfire of AB, perhaps not yet at the top physically, certainly too imprecise in shooting but also in the choices. Patience, nothing to worry about and indeed it is better that the empty lap coincided with an evening of grace for the rest of the group. On the other hand, he has pulled the cart until today, even in very difficult moments: a decline is understandable.
WOLDETENSAE 6 – It occurs by loading the shot and piercing the retina from the bow. Then he does not offer dreams but solid realities, in the sense that he does not repeat feats but lowers his knees, holds contacts, chases after direct opponents. His turn will come.
SOROKAS 7.5 – Very solid game: he is the first to light up in attack but he is also the author of the basket that closes the accounts, with a foul immediately and free marked. Rocky, rough when he serves, quick to shoot for the basket when he realizes that the right assist is about to arrive. He works hard to rebound and is one of those who allow Varese to win that statistic as well. Peccatuccio to be noted, the fourth foul a bit ‘wasted with a lot of game still ahead. But he’s good at managing himself from that point on too.
DE NICOLAO 9 (THE BEST) – A sensational evening. He defends for five, reads the game’s geometries perfectly and this time adds points – many, 16 – which are violent lashes to Reyer’s defense. But the most impressive number is another: 11 rebounds, in the middle of traffic and the longs of the two teams. On Friday he will be faced with a Cinciarini who tonight has packed a very rare “triple double”: it will be an all-Italian duel to be savored. Meanwhile, he is one of the symbols of this incredible red and white rebirth: if Roijakkers is the prophet, he is the perfect disciple.
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VENE 7 – Half game to forget, as if the exploit against Virtus had cost him all the ammunition. But someone like this always finds a way to be useful: the Estonian understands that he has to record something, finds a perfect position on the pitch, earns the spaces and balls to hit (14 points) and of course offers all his knowledge in the defensive half. . A closure here, a rebound there, an impeccable defense, four steals. The usual scientist.
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REYES 6 – A little encouragement, a little because Roijakkers trusts him this time. Turnover close to zero but willingness and no significant sleep in defense (but the position he holds on the weak side is that of a swimmer who is diving: posture corrections are urgently needed). He puts physical, desire and avoids overdoing it. But we need a change of pace.
LIBRIZE 6 – They put him on Vitali and he doesn’t make a turn, they put him on Theodore and growls, they throw him into the fray in delicate moments and he doesn’t make mistakes. No ring in attack (after 25 on Saturday night with Robur) but “real” minutes for an increasingly real player.
VIRGINIO 6,5 – Who cares about the wrong shots, many of his peers would not have had the courage to try them. And many coaches – including the next one we meet – would have benched him on the fly. Not Roijakkers, and so Nick understands that his use also passes through everything else: defense, cutout, courage, rebounds. And just a rebound in attack in a difficult moment pays off the choice of the Dutch coach.
FERRERO 8 – Demon-possessed captain: when he hears that the game is going to him, he doesn’t think twice about loading the bomb and burning the retina. But it’s not just the 4 triples or the 14 points that build the white and red veteran’s vote. There is the determination, the attitude, the umpteenth desire for revenge after dark moments. There is a Daye who throws in his face without even bending his legs, convinced of making the basket and instead forced to see the 21 in red and white run to rebound and then on the other side, for another winning play of Varese.
KEENE 7,5 – They have designated him as team leader and he knows how to take responsibility in the right way. When he has a warm hand he rides the moment and rises early (in the second period) to 20, when they hunt him he takes the defender for a walk and leaves the stage and the shots to his teammates showing a not so obvious maturity. He misses a few steps, makes a mistake in the final when he hastens the timing of an entry, but his general contribution is enormous. If he wanted to be forgiven for the mistakes of the match with Virtus, he succeeded perfectly.
Roijakkers: “Intense and hard, it was the game we wanted to play”